Posts Tagged ‘M. Night Shyamalan’
Episode 134 – Knock at the Cabin
For this podcast, we discuss the highs and lows of director M. Night Shyamalan and review his latest thriller, Knock at the Cabin. We also discuss the 2002 dark comedy Rules of Attraction for our streaming homework. Download the episode here.
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Film Review – Old
A family travels together on a tropical vacation complete with a fancy resort, sandy beaches, and blue waters. On the surface, this would seem like the perfect time to relax, enjoy the sun, and escape one’s troubles for a few days. But in the hands…
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Film Review – The Lie
The distribution deal between Blumhouse and Amazon Studios involves the streaming release of four thrillers in the month of October, labeled “Welcome to The Blumhouse.” The release schedule groups them into pairs. The first two feature the excellent Black Box (2020) and the not so…
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Film Review – Glass
M. Night Shyamalan is a filmmaker who exists in two different extremes. On one hand, he can set up interesting premises that draw us in with their mysterious, suspenseful, and horrific elements. On the other, the payoffs to these stories have been hit or miss…
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Film Review – Split
From a lonely look, isolated at a party, to memories of a father and brother teaching her to hunt, Casey Cook (Anya Taylor-Joy) is clearly living with the residue of trauma. It stands to reason then, when Casey and two peers, Marcia (Jessica Sula) and…
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Film Review – The Visit
Hey, here’s a twist for you: M. Night Shyamalan is interesting again! Okay, not especially, but he’s sure trying. Between this and his foray into television, Wayward Pines, it seems Shyamalan fell asleep at his laptop in a ZzzQuil haze with The X-Files on in…
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SXSW Film Review – One & Two
I stumbled onto One & Two in SXSW Film experience. I went into the film not knowing more than a short synopsis and the actors involved. It turned out to be revelatory experience, one that changed my mind about all those high-budget comic book films…
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DVD Rundown 10-8-2013 – Video Podcast #280
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for October 8th, 2013. In this episode they discuss Much Ado About Nothing, After Earth, The Purge and I Married A Witch.
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